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By Leonard Hyman & William Tilles - Mar 21, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT For a long time, investors have been accepting relatively low-risk, low-returns in utilities. With bond yields moving higher, the acceptable total return needed to entice capital to the business may have moved up to 8-9%. The investor-owned utilities do ...

Minesto's fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.Solar energy is the bedrock of most renewable energy grid plans – but...

By ZeroHedge - Jan 19, 2024, 11:00 AM CST About 63% of solar installer members in California are facing cash flow issues following a new policy that reduced homeowner incentives. Rooftop solar system sales in the state have plummeted by 85% compared to the previous year, causing some companies to close or leave the ...